OPINION OF THE COURT [ 562 U.S. 480 ] Justice Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court. This Court has long recognized that sentencing judges “exercise a wide discretion” in the types of evidence they may consider when imposing sentence and that “ [h] ighly relevant—if not essential—to [the] selection of an appropriate sentence is th…
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